This may not seem useful, but Twitter helped keep a grad student out of jail. CNN
Using Twitter to search for useful information:
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In the Classroom
Can any of this be used to enhance your classroom?
Here are a couple links to examples of how these social media can be useful for educators or education systems.
Plagiarism
Can you find the three original sources that were used to make this sample paper?
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Twitter
This may not seem useful, but Twitter helped keep a grad student out of jail. CNN
Using Twitter to search for useful information:
Facebook
In the Classroom
Can any of this be used to enhance your classroom?
Here are a couple links to examples of how these social media can be useful for educators or education systems.
Teachers Twitter Wiki
Think Social Networking for Education
Social networking systems specifically for schools: The Schools United
Using social networks for educational purposes: Educational Networking wiki